Under the Big Top (1938)
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Veteran cinematographer Karl Brown also had several directorial efforts to his credit. Most were on a par with Monogram's Under the Big Top: slick and mildly entertaining, but not much more. Circus aerialist Penny (Anne Nagel) may be the queen of the trapeze, but she can't seem to manage her life on solid ground. She spends most of the film as the romantic bone of contention between her partners Pablo and Ricardo (Grant Richards and Jack LaRue incongruously cast as brothers). Hostilities break up the act, but by film's end the hatchets have been buried and "The Three Flying Pennies" are soaring again. Future "Ma Kettle" Marjorie Main has a sizeable role as a circus manager.
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Cast
Jack LaRue
as Ricardo Le Grande
as Ricardo Le Grande
Grant Richards
as Pablo Le Grande
as Pablo Le Grande
Anne Nagel
as Penny
as Penny
Marjorie Main
as Sara Post
as Sara Post
George Cleveland
as Joe
as Joe
Herbert Rawlinson
as Herman
as Herman

Rolfe Sedan
as Pierre
as Pierre
Betty Compson
as Marie
as Marie

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as Juba
as Juba

Harry Harvey
as McCarthy
as McCarthy

Charlene Wyatt
as Penny as a Child
as Penny as a Child

Aleth Hanson
as Marty
as Marty
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